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Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


PA50232: Palliative care

Click here for further information Credits: 6
Click here for further information Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Click here for further information Period: Modular (no specific semester)
Click here for further information Assessment: CW 100%
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
The aim of this unit is to update pharmacists on the disease and patient monitoring factors that should be considered when prescribing for patients with palliative care needs.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit the student will be able to:
1. Analyse the disease monitoring factors in patients with palliative care needs (knowledge and understanding).
2. Explain the patient monitoring factors in patients with palliative care needs (knowledge and understanding, professional practical skill).
3. Critically evaluate the medicines management issues in this therapeutic area (intellectual skill).
4. Assess the primary and secondary care roles for healthcare professionals/pharmacists in this therapeutic area (professional practical skill).
5. Reflect on their own practice in this therapeutic area and identify areas for improvement (personal transferable skill).

Skills:

* Planning & organisation (Taught / Facilitated)
* Handling information (Taught / Facilitated /Assessed)
* Written and verbal communication (Taught / Facilitated /Assessed)
* Working with others (Taught / Facilitated)
* Scientific & practical skills (Taught / Facilitated /Assessed)
* Improving learning & performance (Taught / Facilitated /Assessed)
* Problem solving (Taught / Facilitated /Assessed).

Content:

* Unit Introduction
* Introduction to palliative care and symptom control
* Pain I
* Pain II
* Continuous Infusion Devices
* Nausea and Vomiting
* Gastrointestinal symptoms
* Care at the end of life
* Advanced symptom control.
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

PA50232 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • TSPA-ADT16 : Modular Programme in Advanced and Specialist Practice (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADM16 : MSc Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADM10 : MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care) (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADM07 : MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care) (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADC16 : PG Cert Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADC12 : PG Cert Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care) (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADC09 : PG Cert Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care) (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADC14 : PG Cert Medicines Management (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADL16 : PG Dip Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADL11 : PG Dip Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care) (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADL08 : PG Dip Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care) (Distance Learning)

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.